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Cabinet
Cabinet approves transfer of Central Hospital at Karma, Jharkhand under the Labour Welfare Organisation for setting up a new Medical College
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved to transfer the Central Hospital at Karma, Jharkhand under the Ministry of Labour & Employment along with its land and building to the Jharkhand Government free of cost to establish a new Medical College under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme  for Establishment of Medical Colleges attached with Existing District / Referral Hospitals and cater to the health needs of the people in the region.
Implementation strategy and Targets
The Central Hospital along with its land and building will be transferred to the Jharkhand Government within 3 months. An MoU will be signed between the Ministry of Labour & Employment and the State Government outlining the modalities including transfer/absorption of Staff etc.
Major impact
The proposal shall lead to enhancement of number of doctors being trained per year in the country. It will help in the improvement of the health care infrastructure in the region resulting in better health care services available to the common people.
Beneficiaries
It will benefit all people residing in and around Karma, Jharkhand who will be provided better health care facilities.
Background
The Ministry of Labour & Employment provides health care facilities to certain categories of workers and their dependents in the unorganized sector through its Hospitals and Dispensaries. A 150 bedded Hospital  was established by the Ministry of Labour & Employment at Karma, Jharkhand to cater to the needs of Mica mine/ Beedi workers. The Government of Jharkhand submitted a proposal to transfer the Central Hospital at Karma along with its land and buildings free of cost for setting up a new Medical College in the area.
Ministry of Defence
IN LCU L-56 Commissioned into the Indian Navy
IN LCU L56, the sixth ship of the Landing Craft Utility MK IV class was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, AVSM, VSM Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command at an impressive ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam today, 29 Jul 19. Vice Admiral AK Saxena, PVSM AVSM Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition IHQMoD, Maj General Biji Mathew, Chief of Staff, Andaman and Nicobar Command , Commodore Ashutosh Ridhorkar, Naval Component Commander  ANC, Rear Admiral VK Saxena  CMD, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers  along with all Flag Officers of ENC and other dignitaries were present during the commissioning ceremony.
The Commissioning Ceremony commenced with a Guard of Honour to the Chief Guest on arrival. The inaugural address was delivered by the Rear Admiral VK Saxena  CMD, GRSE, Kolkata followed by Commodore Ashutosh Ridhorkar NAVCC addressed the gathering. Later, the Commissioning Warrant of the Ship was read out by Commanding Officer, Lt Commander Gopinath Narayanan. Subsequently, hoisting of the Naval Ensign onboard for the first time and ‘Breaking of the Commissioning Pennant’ with the National Anthem being played marked the completion of the Commissioning Ceremony. Addressing the gathering, Vice Adm Jain congratulated the GRSE for being the first shipyard in the country to have built the 100th warship. He stated that the induction of LCU 56 will add to Maritime and HADR capability of ANC as the ship will be deployed for multi-role activities such as Beaching operations, Search and Rescue missions, Disaster relief operations, Coastal patrol, and Surveillance operations along the Andaman and Nicobar Group of Islands. He later unveiled the Commissioning Plaque and dedicated the ship to the nation.
LCU 56 is an amphibious ship with its primary role being transportation and deployment of Main Battle Tanks, Armoured Vehicles, Troops and Equipment from ship to shore. LCU L56 would be administered and based in Port Blair under the NAVCC in ANC.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shri Piyush Goyal lauds the efforts of Exporters as the country makes fast recovery in Exports
Holds meeting with Exporters to discuss and address their issues;
The Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today held meeting, through Video conference, with Office-bearers of Export Promotion Councils , to discuss and address the issues of exporters, due to Covid-19.
Addressing the EPCs, Shri Goyal said that the Exports, after setbacks in first two months of this financial year, due to Covid-19, are recovering fast, as the Unlock process gains and the Economic activity makes a revival. He said that the data of June, 2020 will reflect the gains, with the merchandise export figures touching almost 88% of the corresponding period last year. He lauded the role of exporters for attaining the feat in such a short time. The Minister said that their hardwork, self-confidence and determination really paid off. He said that the achievement is all the more laudable because many of the areas in the country are still under containment zones and having restrictions. Most of the markets abroad have not been able to make such a remarkable comeback, he added. On the issue of imports, the Minister said that they are still far behind and this is a good thing.
Shri Piyush Goyal said that as the Unlock 2.0 has come with more permissions, it is expected that things will further improve in the future. Talking about the Aatamnirbhar Bharat, he said that it implies engagement with the world, a self-reliant and strong India, a confident and vibrant nation, an India where everyone has the courage of conviction, everyone gets ample and fair opportunities to grow and prosper, where even a poor man lives a respectable life. He called upon the industry to shun from over-dependence on imports and certain geographies, as this leads to long-term dire consequences. He exhorted them to make in India, use indigenous resources and skilled manpower, produce quality products, and use the economies of scale to deliver affordable products. The Minister exhorted the exporters to be more competitive, be focused and play on their strengths. Talking about the spirit of partnership and cooperation, the Minister assured the exporters and the industry of full support from the Government. He announced that action is being taken on the Baba Kalyani committee recommendations of the Special Economic Zones.
The participants thanked the minister and Officers for playing a pro-active role and whole-hearted support during the pandemic time, which helped them make a turnaround in shortest possible time. However, many of them said that there are still certain issues, requiring intervention and support of the Government. They expressed their full support to the Government’s Aatamnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. The meeting was attended by representatives of FIEO, APEC, SRTEPC, GJEPC, CLE, CEPC, Shefexil, Pharmexil, ECSEPC, ISEPC, SEPC, EEPC, EPCH, PEPC, TEXPROCIL, Telecom EPC, Cashew EPC, Chemexcil, CEPEXIL, IOPEPC, PLEXCONCIL.
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Phased Manufacturing Programme to promote indigenous manufacturing of Electric Vehicles, its assemblies / sub-assemblies and parts / sub-parts / inputs of the sub-assemblies
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has notified a Phased Manufacturing Programme  to promote indigenous manufacturing of Electric Vehicles, its assemblies / sub-assemblies and parts / sub-parts / inputs of the sub-assemblies. The PMP envisaged a graded duty structure to promote indigenous manufacturing over a period of time.
Another PMP for Electric/ Hybrid  Parts defines the effective date of indigenization of xEV parts to avail incentives under FAME Phase-II.
Since Automobile is a liberalized sector and 100% Foreign Direct Investment  by automatic route is permitted in this sector, the Ministry of Heavy Industries is not mandated to maintain the data related to the percentage of total electric two wheeler vehicles with a minimum range lesser than 80 kilometres per charge. Further, in order to increase the performance and efficiency of electric two wheelers, the Government has notified the minimum range 80 km per charge for electric two wheelers to be eligible for demand incentive under FAME India Scheme Phase-II.
Under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme, 2.31 lakhs Electric Vehicles have been supported till 01.02.2022 since 01st April, 2019 by way of Demand Incentive amounting to Rs. 827 Cr. .
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Dreams from the happy land
#IFFIWOOD, 23 November 2022
Costa Rica is famous for being one of the happiest countries in the world. Costa Ricans find joy in simple things and believe in savouring the moment. Therefore, a sense of affinity for the world of celluloid, which is so central to entertainment, is only natural. The colourful palette of Costa Rican films has been growing in vibrancy with each passing year.
This year, the 53rd edition of IFFI, brings to you two films from Costa Rica. Running for the coveted Golden peacock is Valentina Maurel’s directorial 'I Have Electric Dreams’. The film revolves around the life of a 16-year-old girl Eva, who lives with her mother. It showcases the battles of teenage life and the ruthlessness of the outside world. The way in which the film portrays the love - hate relationship of Eva and her father takes viewers through a roller coaster of emotions and has brought wide laurels to the film.
Also being showcased is Domingo and the mist, a film where the protagonist, Domingo, battles against the expropriation of his home. Domingo's property conceals a mystery; He receives visits from his late wife's ghost in the mist. The film explores Domingo's resolve to never cede his territory.
With the 53rd IFFI going on in Goa from the 20th to 28th Nov 2022, are you ready to take a dip in the Costa Rican world of movie making?
Still from the movie I have Electric Dreams.
Still from the movie Domingo and the mist
About IFFI
The International Film Festival of India IFFI, founded in 1952, is among Asia’s most prominent film festivals. The idea of the International Film Festival of India is to celebrate films, the stories they tell and the people behind them. By doing so, we seek to nurture, promote and spread the enlightened appreciation and ardent love for films - far, wide and deep; to build bridges of love, understanding and fraternity among peoples; and to inspire them to scale new peaks of individual and collective excellence. The festival is conducted every year by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in collaboration with the Entertainment Society of Goa, Government of Goa, the host state. All relevant updates of IFFI can be obtained on the festival website www.iffigoa.org, on PIB website pib.gov.in, social media accounts of IFFI on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and also on social media handles of PIB Goa. Stay tuned, let us keep drinking copiously from the cup of cinematic celebration…and also sharing the joy of it.PIB CAST & CREW | Anakha/Darshana | IFFI 53 - 83
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Ministry of Science & Technology
Government will collaborate with stakeholders in developing medical technology, says MoS  Dr Jitendra Singh
Indigenous technology will help reduce dependence on imports and will be in line with the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s AatmaNirbhar Bharat, says Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister addresses the 13th CII Global MedTech Summit on the “Sunrise Medical Devices Sector in India”
Government will collaborate with stakeholders in developing medical technology. This was stated by the Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in his virtual address to the 13th CII Global MedTech Summit on the “Sunrise Medical Devices Sector in India” here today. He said, this will also help in promoting to develop indigenous technologies and will be in line with the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s AatmaNirbhar Bharat.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said India’s healthcare industry has made several advances during brief 70 years since Independence and this sector is recognised as the Sunrise sector in India. “We are among the world leaders in medicare and sometimes new technologies are applied here even before these are rolled out in the West,” said Dr Jitendra Singh adding, inspite of that most medical technologies are not indigenous and we are still dependent on as much as 85% imported technologies.” “One reason being the healthcare sector has never been given priority here in India, neither social nor cultural, owing to legacy issues besides economic constraints,” he noted.
Dr.Jitendra Singh said, now all that has changed under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi who promotes scientific temper, as is evident by the National Hydrogen Mission announced by PM Modi in his Independence Day address on 15th August this year. Several initiatives have been undertaken during the last seven years to promote Ease of Business and Make in India, he said. “Prime Minister has given freedom to do away with regulations that have been hampering growth of indigenous industry. Earlier, entrepreneurs were reluctant to invest as there were multiple window clearances, sometimes 70 even in small scale sector. COVID-19 has served to give a kneejerk to indigenous technologies such as CSIR in manufacturing ventilators, vaccine production by DBT, ISRO in Liquid Oxygen. Instead of Ministry/Department wise approvals, we should go for theme based projects involving the private sector. Indigenous medical technologies will help reduce dependence on imports and for this the government, private sector, corporates and scientists, all will have to come together and pool their resources. ”
India’s Medical Technology sector was worth $11 billion in 2020. A CII study estimates, this will grow up to $50 billion by 2025.
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India and Smt S. Aparna, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, also addressed the webinar.
Ministry of Communications
Task Force on Leveraging the Post Offices Network
In accordance with the recommendations of the Task Force on leveraging Post Office network, India Post Payments Bank was set up as 100% Government owned public limited company under Department of Posts. Further, Parcel Directorate was set up in the Department to handle Parcel business. The Department also entered into MoU with Common Service Centre - Special Purpose Vehicle  and more than 1.16 lakh Post Office-CSCs have been set up for rendering multiple Government to Citizen and Business to Citizen services. The Post Office Passport Seva Kendras and Post Office Aadhar Centres have been set up in accordance with the recommendations of this Task Force, and have benefitted crores of citizens.
The Post Office has now become a major arm of the Government for delivering multiple citizen centric services even in the remotest parts of the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Condolence meeting for Shri Ram Vilas Paswan held in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
All officers/staff of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution condoled the sad demise of Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister, at a meeting held today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Smt Leena Tandon, Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Food & Public Distribution and all other senior officers of the Ministry were present in the condolence meeting and recalled the contributions of Shri Ram Vilas Paswan as Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. All officers prayed for the departed soul and expressed their sentiments for the bereaved family.
Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan passed away in New Delhi on 8th October 2020.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Harjinder Kaur for winning Bronze medal
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Harjinder Kaur for winning Bronze medal in women’s 71 kg weightlifting.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Our weightlifting contingent has performed exceptionally well at the Birmingham CWG. Continuing this, Harjinder Kaur wins a Bronze medal. Congratulations to her for this special accomplishment. Best wishes to her for her future endeavours.”
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
FLEX-FUEL VEHICLES
Ministry of Heavy Industries' Production Linked Incentive  scheme for Automobile & Auto Components incentivises the Auto OEMs  to accelerate the introduction of Flex Fuel vehicles in India. The following auto components of Flex Fuel Engine  Fuel) have been included in the list of Advanced Automotive Technology components as eligible products for incentivisation under this scheme:-
- BS6 compliant Flex Fuel Engine capable of running upto Ethanol 85  fuel
- Heated Fuel Rail for Flex Fuel Engine
- Heating Element for Flex Fuel Engine
- Heating control Unit for Flex Fuel Engine
- Electronic Control Unit  for Flex Fuel Engine  and
- Ethanol sensor for Flex Fuel Engine
Flexible fuel vehicles  have an internal combustion engine and are capable of operating on gasoline and blend of gasoline and ethanol. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified G.S.R. 682  dated 12/07/2016 regarding mass emission standard for flex-fuel  or  vehicles.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified G.S.R. 889 dated 16th September, 2016, for use of Hydrogen as an automotive fuel in the country. The specifications for Hydrogen for Internal Combustion Engine have been specified in Annexure IV-W of the said notification. 18% blend of Hydrogen with CNG  has been notified by this Ministry vide G.S.R. 585 dated 25th September, 2020. The Ministry vide G.S.R. 579 dated 23rd September, 2020 has notified safety norms regarding hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and its components.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives in road accident in Chakrata, Uttarakhand
Approves ex gratia from PMNRF for victims
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Chakrata, Uttarakhand. Shri Modi has also approved an ex-gratia from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund  for the victims.
The Prime Minister Office tweeted;
"उत्तराखंड के चकराता में हुआ सड़क हादसा अत्यंत दुखद है। सरकार और स्थानीय प्रशासन राहत और बचाव कार्य में जुटे हुए हैं। इस दुर्घटना में जिन लोगों ने अपने प्रियजनों को खोया है, उनके प्रति मेरी गहरी संवेदनाएं। इसके साथ ही घायल लोगों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं: PM Modi
An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the tragic accident in Chakrata, Uttarakhand. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000 each: PM @narendramodi"
Ministry of Science & Technology
Unique technology for direct generation of Hydrogen from agricultural residue developed
Indian researchers have developed a unique technology for direct generation of Hydrogen from agricultural residue. This innovation by Indian researchers can promote eco-friendly hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles by overcoming the challenge of hydrogen availability.
India has set a target of 60% renewable energy of about 450 GW by 2030. To achieve this feat, in the current scenario, researchers all over the world are working towards renewable energy solutions which should be sustainable with a limited carbon footprint. One of the most economical ways to achieve this is to produce hydrogen from a cheap, abundant, and renewable source. Agricultural waste, which faces a great challenge for disposal, could be one of the sources of hydrogen production, and this could solve the dual problem of energy generation and waste disposal.
A team of researchers from Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology , GOI, in collaboration with Sentient labs of KPIT Technologies, have developed this technology at lab-scale to extract hydrogen from agricultural residues.
“Our technology is 25% more efficient as compared to conventional anaerobic digestion processes used today. The two-stage process eliminates the pretreatment of biomass, thus making the process economical and environment friendly. This process generates a digestate that is rich in nutrients which can be used as an organic fertilizer,” said Dr. Prashant Dhakephalkar, Director of the ARI.
A team of scientists, Dr. S.S. Dagar and Pranav Kshirsagar from MACS-ARI and Sri Kaustubh Pathak from KPIT-Sentient, contributed significantly towards the development of the process. The developers of the technology explained that the hydrogen fuel generation process comprises the use of a specially developed microbial consortium that facilitates biodegradation of cellulose- and hemicellulose-rich agricultural residues, such as biomass of paddy, wheat, or maize, without thermo-chemical or enzymatic pretreatment. The process generates Hydrogen in the first stage and Methane in the second. The methane generated in the process can also be used to generate additional hydrogen, they added.
“This breakthrough of generating hydrogen from unutilized agricultural residue will help us to become self-reliant on energy resources. It will also add a major stream of revenue to the farmer community,” said Ravi Pandit, Chairman, Sentient Labs. An Indian Patent application has been filed to protect the IPR.
Anaerobic digesters for two-stage biohydrogen and biomethane production
Continuous bio-hydrogen production in reactor